In her emotional opening monologue, Oh praised “the faces of change” and the importance of “this moment of change”.

“I said yes to the fear of being on this stage tonight because I wanted to be here to look out into this audience and witness this moment of change,” Oh said. “And I’m not fooling myself, I’m not fooling myself. Next year could be different; it probably will be. But right now, this moment is real. Trust me, it is real. Because I see you. And I see you. All these faces of change. And now, so will everyone else.”

Her speech has since broken the internet, especially for the global Asian community, with many outlets triumphing her success.

However, many have been criticised for describing Oh as an “Asian American”, when in fact the Asian actress was born in Ottawa.

What a night!! 🦅 💚 The Eagles win AND so does my fellow Asian American, Korean American peep @IamSandraOh AND she gave the best acceptance speech ever! 👏 👏 👏 I cannot wait to show our children the video of her bowing to her parents and saying 사랑해요 (I ❤️ you)! 🇰🇷 🇺🇸

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